2021
Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks
Zachrison K, Richard J, Wilcock A, Zubizaretta J, Schwamm L, Uscher-Pines L, Mehrotra A. Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2126612. PMID: 34554236, PMCID: PMC8461501, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.26612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stroke volumeControl hospitalsStroke volumeStroke centersStroke symptomsStroke systemsCase mixTransient ischemic attack admissionsHospital pairsInitial hospital presentationThrombectomy-capable hospitalsComprehensive stroke centerTransient ischemic attackPrimary stroke centerCross-sectional studyMajor teaching hospitalObserved patient characteristicsBed sizeHospital presentationIschemic attackInitial hospitalCritical access hospitalsPatient characteristicsInterhospital transferPostimplementation period
2010
Characteristics, Performance Measures, and In-Hospital Outcomes of the First One Million Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Admissions in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke
Fonarow G, Reeves M, Smith E, Saver J, Zhao X, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Characteristics, Performance Measures, and In-Hospital Outcomes of the First One Million Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Admissions in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2010, 3: 291-302. PMID: 20177051, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.109.921858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital mortality rateIntracerebral hemorrhageQuality of careIschemic strokeSubarachnoid hemorrhageMortality rateTransient ischemic attack admissionsTransient ischemic attack patientsIn-Hospital OutcomesAcute ischemic strokeIschemic stroke patientsAdjusted odds ratioLength of stayQuality improvement effortsGuidelines-StrokeGWTG-StrokeTIA admissionsTIA careTIA patientsHospital outcomesAcute strokeStroke patientsMean ageAttack patientsNational surveillance
2009
Frequency and Determinants of Lipid Testing in Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
Smith E, Pan W, Olson D, Reeves M, Ovbiagele B, Peterson E, Fonarow G, Schwamm L. Frequency and Determinants of Lipid Testing in Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2009, 41: 232-238. PMID: 20035071, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.567693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic attackLDL measurementIschemic strokeLipid testingLarger quality improvement programmesLow-density lipoprotein testingTransient ischemic attack admissionsAdditional calendar yearConsecutive ischemic strokeGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsNationwide stroke registryLipid-lowering therapyHistory of strokeQuality Improvement ProgramLogistic regression modelsStroke RegistryHospitalized patientsLipoprotein testingAtrial fibrillationLDL levelsClinical managementHospital characteristicsNational guidelinesPatients